petal

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Synonyms: peal, metal, penal, fetal, pedal, etal, ketal, peta, peta-, petar, setal

Antonyms: peal, metal, penal, fetal, pedal, etal, ketal, peta, peta-, petar, setal

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|botany}} One of the component parts of the [[corolla]] of a [[flower]]. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not [[connate]]ly fused. Petals are often brightly [[colored]].
2. {{lb|en|euphemistic|hypocoristic}} The [[labia]] ([[majora]]).
3. {{non-gloss|Term of endearment.}}
4. {{lb|en|geometry}} A lobe of a {{w|Rose (mathematics)|rose}} (geometric shape). {{C|en|Curves}}

Verb

1. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To spread out from, like the petals of a flower

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